Easy to Grow: Start Here
Start with approachable garden favorites. Choose a variety that fits your space and growing season.
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Help choosing your seeds
New to growing pumpkins and squash? Start here. These are the varieties we hand to first-time growers, the ones that forgive a missed watering, shrug off the squash vine borer, and still load the vine with fruit.
Every variety in this collection is either vine borer resistant or naturally vigorous, germinates reliably in warm Kansas soil, and grows on a forgiving timeline. Pick one, get your hands in the dirt, and let the season teach you the rest.
Quick start: plant once soil hits 70°F, give each hill room to roam, and water deep but not often. That is most of the battle right there.
New to growing? Start with our beginner's guide to growing heirloom pumpkins in Kansas.
